English Topics: What qualities make a good scientist?

Ice Breaking Topics

  • If you could be a character in any book, who would you be and why?
  • How do you stay organized and productive?
  • If you could instantly master a new hobby, what would it be?
  • What is your perspective on the concept of 'responsibility'?
  • How often do you exercise? What exercise do you do?
  • When someone is feeling stressed, what are 3 suggestions you'd share with them?
  • What would you do if you could breathe underwater?
  • If money was no problem, where would you like to travel on holiday?

Main Topics

  • Did you enjoy science class at school?
  • What science experiments did you do in class?
  • How can you tell the difference between facts and opinions when reading about science in the news or online articles?
  • What is the difference between science and technology?
  • What qualities make a good scientist?
  • What does it mean to be a "citizen scientist"?
  • How are doctors or scientists treated in your country?
  • What is the next big advancement in science, in your opinion?

Free Topics

  • What are your thoughts on the role of sports and athletics in society?
  • If you could have any fictional pet, which one would you choose and why?
  • What are your thoughts on the impact of echo chambers and filter bubbles on public discourse and the polarization of society?
  • What is the most important quality a leader should have and why?
  • What is something other people admire about you?
  • What do you do when you can't sleep at night?
  • Who do you think should do freelancing and who should be engaged in jobs?
  • How do you think the ongoing search for habitable exoplanets can contribute to our understanding of the potential for life beyond Earth?